lời lẽ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Northern Vietnam, colloquial) nhời nhẽ

Etymology

Compound of lời (word) +‎ lẽ (reasoning).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləːj˨˩ lɛ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ləːj˦˩ lɛ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ləːj˨˩ lɛ˨˩˦]

Noun

lời lẽ

  1. (collective) words; wordings; expressions